Monmouth SUMMER 2012 MAGAZINEUNIVERSITY Cardboard dreams CoUraGeoUs JoUrNeY maKING seNse oF THe HUmaNITIes THe seCreT lIFe oF a PodIUm c1-56monm_sum_12.indd 1 8/22/12 6:34 AM Monmouth University Magazine Volume 32, No. 3, Summer 2012 Paul G. Gaffney II President Mary anne naGy Interim Vice President for University Advancement Publisher MIchael Sayre MaIden, Jr. Editor heather Mcculloch MIStretta Assistant Editor thoMaS GallaGher '62 rebecca Stafford hn '03, PreSIdent eMerIta Kenneth r. StunKel, ProfeSSor of hIStory eMerItuS Contributing Writers JIM reMe University Photographer blaze nowara Assistant University Photographer deSIGn of 4 Design Monmouth University Magazine is published by University Advancement. 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General InforMatIon: www.monmouth.edu 732-571-3400 Monmouth University supports equal opportunity in recruitment, admission, educational programs, and employment practices, and complies with all major federal and state laws and executive orders requiring equal employment opportunity and/or affirmative action. c1-56monm_sum_12.indd 2 8/22/12 6:35 AM FEATURES 4 CELEBRATING ART AND SPORT AT COMMENCEMENT 8 CARDBOARD DREAMS 10 COURAGEOUS JOURNEY 15 MAKING SENSE OF THE HUMANITIES 18 THE SECRET LIFE OF A PODIUM 21 WHY MONMOUTH IS IN MY ESTATE PLAN DEPARTMENTS 2 Letters 27 On Campus 35 Athletics 40 Alumni News 44 Hawks in Print 46 Class Notes BRETT GILMARTIN AND ARTURO C. ROMUA, CLASS OF 2013, TEST WATER IN THE BROOK LOCATED AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF CAMPUS. GILMARTIN AND ROMUA, BOTH MARINE AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY MAJORS, ARE ALSO MEMBERS OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL CLUB, MENTORED BY TONY MACDONALD, DIRECTOR OF THE URBAN COAST INSTITUTE. PHOTO: PIM VAN HEMMEN. ON THE COVER: A WELDER WORKS ON THE NEW JOAN AND ROBERT RECHNITZ HALL WHICH WILL REPLACE THE 800 ART BUILDING THAT WAS DEMOLISHED IN AUGUST, 2011. THE BUILDING IS SCHEDULED TO OPEN IN THE FALL. c1-56monm_sum_12.indd 1 8/24/12 1:26 PM LETTERS ReadeRs Respond to SPRiNg AND WiNTER iSSUES I had the great good fortune of attending went to college. The high cost and the Momouth on a sorely needed if not well availability of loans makes parents and deserved scholarship from the Asbury Park students think more about paying the bills Press. Even more important than the after graduation rather than before. Even scholarship was the job offer that went with those students who do work and save to it. Starting as a copyboy after graduating help pay for college make a much smaller from Asbury Park High School in 1961, I dent in the high cost of higher education. entered the fascinating world of journalism, In my view, that’s a loss both for them and working full time in summers and part society in general. time during the school year. Three great KENNETH DALECKI '65 Press benefactors of Monmouth College... Wayne D. McMurray, Ernest Lass and Jules Plangere...were also my personal benefactors. No ANimAl House for DAlecki “Whatever you do,” Mr. McMurray advised, The Monmouth University Magazine “don’t study journalism. We’ll teach you winter 2011 piece and subsequent letters that on the job.” And so they did, freeing on fraternity life during the '60s brought me to major in my favorite subject, history. back far different and possibly more typical Like many of my classmates, I found that memories for me of college life in those working even part time while attending days. Monmouth achieved its four-year college full time was an academic challenge. college status in 1956, only five years I worked the night shift and weekends, before my freshman year. The college learning from the great cast of Damon still reflected the local orientation of its Runyon-type characters who populated the Press newsroom in those days. At one point junior college days. There was little if any rememBeriNG fell on-campus housing. I recall a former motel I was working so many hours that I felt my near the beach in Long Branch serving as grades were suffering. I mentioned this to I was saddened to read about the passing a student dorm. Many students were, like the managing editor, Tom Jobson, on the of Dr. Gilbert Fell “Bells Toll for Gilbert me, commuters. And many were part- rare occasion of asking for a raise. “How Fell,” Monmouth University Magazine, timers who held full-time jobs. would a raise improve your grades,” Tom spring 2012. Out of all of the professors I asked. “It wouldn’t,” I said, “but I’d feel a remember at Monmouth, Dr. Fell was one lot better about it.” I got the raise. of the special few that really made me think I did find time to volunteer on the college deeply about things—I still to this day newspaper and to participate in such antics wrestle with Dr. Fell’s lecture on free will as a JFK-inspired 50-mile walk to New York versus determinism, in which he eloquently City. But “Animal House” food fights and supported both sides of the argument, sitting around naked in a frat house were not but never even hinted at which side he part of my college experience, nor that of personally embraced. most of my classmates. CHRISTOPHER E. CANE '85 My wife and I worked while getting _____ our college degrees because we had to. My folks didn’t have much money and she As usual I look forward to receiving and was one of 11 children, all of whom went reading the publication from Monmouth to college. Our four children worked to University. I especially enjoyed reading photo: Jonathan buth help pay for their college tuition because about Dr. Fell. He performed our wedding ken dalecki is the former deputy managing we wanted them to value their education. ceremony back on the 27th of June, 1964. editor of The Kiplinger Washington Editors. he was a founding member of the Washington “You can always tell the kids who help pay,” My husband at the time and I are both bureau of the thomson newspapers chain. my son Linden said while at the University graduates of Monmouth. Dr. Fell was a he then joined Congressional Quarterly and good friend. I noticed when reading the headed its newsletter division. dalecki was of Wisconsin. “They’re more serious about also a lecturer on congressional process school.” Linden, now a college professor article and captions under the photographs, at CQ seminars for the u.S. office of of marketing at Pittsburg (Kansas) State you neglected to recognize Bill Frantz, '64, personnel management, and holds an ma who at the time was Director of Student in international communications from the University and University of La Rochelle in american university. he was a national France, says he sees the same attitude in his Activities for the college. He is pictured endowment for humanities Journalism students today. in two of the pictures on page 18 with fellow at the university of michigan, and Dr. Fell and Dick Gregory and in the top is an award-winning photojournalist, I know that things have changed newspaper editor, and contributor to military dramatically since the '60s and from the photo with Dr. King, and then President publications. '80s and '90s when my four children Van Note. It was a memorable visit and the 2 monmouth univerSity magazine Summer c1-56monm_sum_12.indd 2 8/22/12 6:41 AM gym was packed to hear Dr. King speak. Meeting him in person and one of his “body guards” at the time, Jesse Jackson, was also something to remember. I still have the photograph that appeared in the Asbury Park Press at the time. SUSAN CAIN '63 _____ I have some very fond memories of Dr. Fell too and was proud to share that tribute article with my kids. I hope in their college years they will be treated to a professor like Gil who had great enthusiasm for humanity and learning. I can still see the interested and pensive expression he would make when any of us students made our own memberS of ranger Challenge team at fort dix for the brigade area ii ranger Challenge on marCh , suggestion. He made us feel like our ideas 1987. aCCording to an artiCle in the outlook, the ranger team put "monmouth College on the map," after Climbing from a non-SCoring 13th plaCe out of 20, to finiSh fourth overall. were part of some big breakthrough. SUSAN O’CONNOR '88 moNmouTH roTc memories I read the spring 2012 Monmouth _____ Sir/Ma’am, University Magazine and read the article I’m responding to the short piece in on p.2 requesting former ROTC members I wanted to express my gratitude to you to write in and share their experiences. I for the tribute to my father, Dr. Gilbert Monmouth University Magazine inquiring about those who were members of Army graduated from Monmouth in 1984 with a Fell, in the recent issue of the Monmouth ROTC at Monmouth.